Chapter 204 The Last Female Witch (9)
In the carriage.
Walter and Shisui sat opposite each other.
He asked the driver to drive to the suburbs and stop next to the sparsely populated farmland near the manor.
"Where did you get that gypsy woman's necklace? Don't tell me you just picked it up on the street."
Walter has a sense of superiority in his bones, and feels that he is much more noble than Shisui. When talking to her, he will not be as polite as he is with the bishop.
It was already a great honor for her to be able to ride in the Santa Cruz family's carriage.
Shisui also doesn't like to be polite, she is more straightforward than him.
"A gypsy woman who escaped from the manor gave it to me. She also took a few bottles of your wine. She is so beautiful. I wonder how much Mr. Water would pay for her?"
“…”
Walter was so shocked that even his pupils trembled.
A completely unfamiliar farm girl came straight to the point...
And she was telling the truth.
He remembered that just yesterday, a woman named Zimina had indeed sneaked into the wine cellar and then slipped away.
Although the fact that he was looking for a gypsy woman was almost a semi-open secret within the manor, the news was still very tight outside the manor's high walls.
After all, in the eyes of the church, almost every Gypsy woman could be considered a "witch."
He was very careful in collecting gypsy women, an act that was seriously contrary to doctrine.
"...What money? Don't talk nonsense. Are you deliberately setting a trap for me, the lord's butler, to fall into? I'm not that stupid."
Walter took out a handkerchief and put it over his mouth and nose to hide his uneasy mood.
Tokiho smiled contemptuously.
"Mr. Walter, since you've come to the church to see me in person, why don't you stop pretending? Let's talk business straight away, okay? Most of the girls you found have already run away, and you're still clinging to your noble reputation?"
Shihui's honest words immediately touched Walter's heart.
In total, he found about 20 young and beautiful gypsy women.
In order to keep them in good condition before presenting them to the nobles, Viscount Saint-Catholic ordered that they should not be imprisoned in cells without sunlight.
So Watt had a yard specially cleared out, and provided them with delicious food and drink, so that the beauties could enjoy the nourishment of sunshine and rain.
But what is the result?
These freedom-loving gypsy women are so fierce.
He uses a lot of tricks, such as pretending to be sick, pretending to be stupid, picking locks, climbing trees, digging holes... He throws one away every few days, and then another one after a few days. It's hard to guard against him.
Walter tried many things.
He once caught a girl who had attempted to escape, and in front of other gypsy women, he tortured her to death, hoping to use the killing of the chicken to scare the monkeys and force them to obey.
If it were a local, he would have just laid down and accepted defeat.
But the gypsy woman was not afraid of death, had no faith, and had no sense of nationality, so she still escaped.
Now he only had 12 girls left in his hands, and he was severely scolded by the lord.
...Shisui looked at Walter's confused eyes and continued to explain her purpose.
"I can help you make those gypsy girls obedient and make sure none of them run away."
Walter put down his handkerchief and squinted at Shisui: "Didn't you hint before that you had a high-quality 'source'? After all this talk, it turns out you just wanted to get free food and drinks in the manor?"
Shi Sui crossed her arms over her chest and said, "What's the point of giving you more beautiful girls? They'll all run away anyway. The best strategy is to keep the girls you have first, and then use them to find new girls to join you."
Walter: "Oh, why should I believe that you can really control those barbarians?"
Tokiho: "Just the necklace I gave you... After dealing with gypsies for so long, you don't even know what that thing means, do you?"
Walter was really stumped by the question.
He took out a wooden box from under the seat in the carriage and opened it.
Inside was the necklace that Shisui had asked the worker to give him.
Tokiho picked up the heavy necklace with her fingers.
"Every gypsy woman has one of these necklaces, hanging close to her neck. It's as important as her life. If I can get it, it means I have the ability to gain their trust."
The necklace looks fancy, but every ornament hanging on it symbolizes something significant that the gypsy woman has experienced.
They use this special way to record their wandering lives.
Walter didn't understand.
His arrogant temperament did not allow him to take the initiative to understand the customs of the "untouchables".
"...Tell me, what reward do you want?" Walter finally relented.
Shisui raised an eyebrow: "Mr. Walter, you can give it as you see fit. I am a widow, and you know the current situation... I just want a shelter where I can live in peace."
"widow……?"
Walter was not unaware of the recent horrific "widow witch" incident in the neighboring village.
But he has always scoffed at the so-called "horror legends" in the countryside.
His status and knowledge are higher than most people in the village.
Because of this, he knew very well that many strange stories were actually deliberately created by those in power in order to facilitate their rule.
As the Church... the poorer the people, the more pious and reverent they are...
"Don't worry, as long as you work hard, we will never treat you unfairly. But..." Walter threatened, "If you dare to lie to me, if you lose another gypsy woman, you will lose your head!"
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